53rd United States Congress
1893-1895 U.S. Congress
| 53rd United States Congress | |
|---|---|
52nd ← → 54th | |
 United States Capitol (1906) | |
March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1895 | |
| Members | 88 senators 356 representatives 4 non-voting delegates |
| Senate majority | Democratic |
| Senate President | Adlai E. Stevenson (D) |
| House majority | Democratic |
| House Speaker | Charles F. Crisp (D) |
| Sessions | |
| 1st: August 7, 1893 – November 3, 1893 2nd: December 4, 1893 – August 28, 1894 3rd: December 3, 1894 – March 3, 1895 | |
The 53rd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C., from March 4, 1893, to March 4, 1895, during the first two years of Grover Cleveland's second presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1890 United States census.
The Democrats maintained their majority in the House (albeit reduced) and won back control of the Senate. With Grover Cleveland being sworn in on March 4, 1893, for his second stint as President, this also gave the Democrats an overall federal government trifecta for the first time since the establishment of the Republican Party in 1854.
Party summary
The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.
Senate
| Party (shading shows control) | Total | Vacant | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (D) | Populist (P) | Republican (R) | Silver (S) | |||
| End of previous congress | 39 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 88 | 0 |
| Begin | 44 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 85 | 3 |
| End | 43 | 41 | 88 | 0 | ||
| Final voting share | 48.9% | 3.4% | 46.6% | 1.1% | ||
| Beginning of next congress | 39 | 4 | 42 | 2 | 87 | 1 |
House of Representatives
| Party (shading shows control) | Total | Vacant | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (D) | Independent Democratic (ID) | Populist (P) | Republican (R) | Silver (S) | |||
| End of previous congress | 233 | 0 | 9 | 86 | 0 | 328 | 4 |
| Begin | 213 | 1 | 11 | 127 | 1 | 353 | 3 |
| End | 214 | 123 | 350 | 6 | |||
| Final voting share | 61.1% | 0.3% | 3.1% | 35.1% | 0.3% | ||
| Beginning of next congress | 104 | 0 | 7 | 240 | 1 | 352 | 4 |
Leadership
Adlai Stevenson
Senate
- President: Adlai Stevenson (D)
- President pro tempore: Charles F. Manderson (D)
- Isham G. Harris (D), elected March 22, 1893
- Matt Whitaker Ransom (D), elected January 7, 1895
- Isham G. Harris (D), elected January 10, 1895
- Democratic Caucus Chairman: Arthur P. Gorman
- Republican Conference Chairman: John Sherman
House of Representatives
Charles F. Crisp
- Speaker: Charles F. Crisp (D)
- Minority Leader: Thomas B. Reed (R)
- Democratic Caucus Chairman: William S. Holman
- Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Charles James Faulkner
- Republican Conference Chairman: Thomas J. Henderson
- Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Joseph W. Babcock
Major events
- March 4, 1893: Grover Cleveland became President of the United States for a second time.
- May 5, 1893: Panic of 1893: A crash on the New York Stock Exchange started a depression.
- November 7, 1893: Colorado women were granted the right to vote
- May 1, 1894: Coxey's Army, the first significant[to whom?] American protest march, arrived in Washington, D.C.
Major legislation
- July 16, 1894: Utah Enabling Act
- August 27, 1894: Wilson–Gorman Tariff Act
- February 18, 1895: Maguire Act of 1895
Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class and Members of the House are listed by district.
Senate
Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 1898; Class 2 meant their term ended in this Congress, facing re-election in 1894; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1896.
House of Representatives
Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
Senate
- Replacements: 6
- Democratic: no net change
- Republican: no net change
- Liberal Republican: 1 seat net loss
- Deaths: 4
- Resignations: 8
- Interim appointments: 2
- Total seats with changes: 12
| State (class) | Vacated by | Reason for vacancy | Subsequent | Date of successor's installation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana (1) | Vacant | Legislature had failed to elect. Successor elected January 16, 1895. | Lee Mantle (R) | January 16, 1895 |
| Wyoming (1) | Vacant | Legislature had failed to elect. Successor was elected January 23, 1895. | Clarence D. Clark (R) | January 23, 1895 |
| Washington (1) | Vacant | Legislature had failed to elect. John Allen was appointed to serve until March 20, 1893, but the Senate rejected his credentials. Successor elected February 1, 1895. | John L. Wilson (R) | February 19, 1895 |
| California (3) | Leland Stanford (R) | Died June 21, 1893. Successor was appointed July 26, 1893, and elected January 23, 1895. | George C. Perkins (R) | July 26, 1893 |
| Mississippi (2) | Edward C. Walthall (D) | Resigned January 24, 1894, due to ill health. Successor was elected. | Anselm J. McLaurin (D) | February 27, 1894 |
| Louisiana (3) | Edward D. White (D) | Resigned March 12, 1894, to become Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Successor was appointed March 12, 1894, and subsequently elected May 23, 1894. | Newton C. Blanchard (D) | March 12, 1894 |
| Georgia (2) | Alfred H. Colquitt (D) | Died March 26, 1894. Successor was appointed April 2, 1894, and subsequently elected November 7, 1894. | Patrick Walsh (D) | April 2, 1894 |
| North Carolina (3) | Zebulon B. Vance (D) | Died April 14, 1894. Successor was appointed. | Thomas J. Jarvis (D) | April 19, 1894 |
| Michigan (1) | Francis B. Stockbridge (R) | Died April 30, 1894. Successor was appointed. | John Patton Jr. (R) | May 5, 1894 |
| Michigan (1) | John Patton Jr. (R) | Successor was elected January 14, 1895. | Julius C. Burrows (R) | January 24, 1895 |
| North Carolina (3) | Thomas J. Jarvis (D) | Successor was elected January 23, 1895. | Jeter C. Pritchard (R) | January 23, 1895 |
House of Representatives
- Replacements: 22
- Democratic: 2 seat net gain
- Republican: 2 seat net loss
- Deaths: 11
- Resignations: 13
- Contested election: 3
- Total seats with changes: 30
| District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date successor seated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island 2nd | Vacant | Late run-off election. | Charles H. Page (D) | April 5, 1893 |
| Massachusetts 7th | Vacant | Rep. Henry Cabot Lodge resigned during previous congress | William Everett (D) | April 25, 1893 |
| Wisconsin 4th | Vacant | Elected to finish term of Rep. John L. Mitchell who resigned during previous congress | Peter J. Somers (D) | August 27, 1893 |
| Pennsylvania 8th | William Mutchler (D) | Died June 23, 1893 | Howard Mutchler (D) | August 7, 1893 |
| Ohio 10th | William H. Enochs (R) | Died July 13, 1893 | Hezekiah S. Bundy (R) | December 4, 1893 |
| Michigan 1st | J. Logan Chipman (D) | Died August 17, 1893 | Levi T. Griffin (D) | December 4, 1893 |
| Pennsylvania 2nd | Charles O'Neill (R) | Died November 25, 1893 | Robert Adams Jr. (R) | December 19, 1893 |
| Pennsylvania At-large | William Lilly (R) | Died December 1, 1893 | Galusha A. Grow (R) | February 26, 1894 |
| New York 15th | Ashbel P. Fitch (D) | Resigned December 26, 1893, after becoming New York City Comptroller | Isidor Straus (D) | December 30, 1894 |
| Virginia 7th | Charles T. O'Ferrall (D) | Resigned December 28, 1893, after being elected Governor of Virginia | Smith S. Turner (D) | January 30, 1894 |
| New York 14th | John R. Fellows (D) | Resigned December 31, 1893, after becoming District Attorney of New York City | Lemuel E. Quigg (R) | January 30, 1894 |
| Ohio 3rd | George W. Houk (D) | Died February 9, 1894 | Paul J. Sorg (D) | May 21, 1894 |
| South Carolina 1st | William H. Brawley (D) | Resigned February 12, 1894, after being appointed judge for the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina | James F. Izlar (D) | April 12, 1894 |
| Louisiana 4th | Newton C. Blanchard (D) | Resigned March 12, 1894, after being appointed to the U.S. Senate | Henry W. Ogden (D) | December 3, 1894 |
| Missouri 11th | Charles F. Joy (R) | Election was successfully challenged April 3, 1894 | John J. O'Neill (D) | April 3, 1894 |
| California 3rd | Samuel G. Hilborn (R) | Election was successfully challenged April 4, 1894 | Warren B. English (D) | May 12, 1894 |
| Ohio 2nd | John A. Caldwell (R) | Resigned April 4, 1894, after becoming Mayor of Cincinnati | Jacob H. Bromwell (R) | December 3, 1894 |
| Maryland 1st | Robert F. Bratton (D) | Died May 10, 1894 | W. Laird Henry (D) | November 6, 1894 |
| Maryland 5th | Barnes Compton (D) | Resigned May 15, 1894, after being appointed as a naval officer | Charles E. Coffin (R) | November 6, 1894 |
| Kentucky 10th | Marcus C. Lisle (D) | Died July 7, 1894 | William M. Beckner (D) | December 3, 1894 |
| Kansas 2nd | Edward H. Funston (R) | Election was successfully challenged August 2, 1894 | Horace L. Moore (D) | August 2, 1894 |
| Arkansas 2nd | Clifton R. Breckinridge (D) | Resigned August 14, 1894, after being appointed Minister to Russia | John S. Little (D) | December 3, 1894 |
| Wisconsin 7th | George B. Shaw (R) | Died August 27, 1894 | Michael Griffin (R) | November 5, 1894 |
| Alabama 3rd | William C. Oates (D) | Resigned November 5, 1894, after being elected Governor of Alabama | George P. Harrison Jr. (D) | November 6, 1894 |
| Pennsylvania 15th | Myron B. Wright (R) | Died November 13, 1894 | Edwin J. Jorden (R) | February 23, 1895 |
| New York 11th | Amos J. Cummings (D) | Resigned November 21, 1894 | Vacant until next Congress | |
| Kentucky 9th | Thomas H. Paynter (D) | Resigned January 5, 1895, after being elected judge for the Kentucky Court of Appeals | Vacant until next Congress | |
| Illinois 10th | Philip S. Post (R) | Died January 6, 1895 | Vacant until next Congress | |
| Illinois At-large | John C. Black (D) | Resigned January 12, 1895, to become United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | Vacant until next Congress | |
| Michigan 3rd | Julius C. Burrows (R) | Resigned January 23, 1895, after being elected to the U.S. Senate | Vacant until next Congress | |
| Washington At-large | John L. Wilson (R) | Resigned February 18, 1895, after being elected to the U.S. Senate | Vacant until next Congress | |
Committees
Lists of committees and their party leaders for members of the House and Senate committees can be found through the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of this article. The directory after the pages of terms of service lists committees of the Senate, House (Standing with Subcommittees, Select and Special) and Joint and, after that, House/Senate committee assignments. On the committees section of the House and Senate in the Official Congressional Directory, the committee's members on the first row on the left side shows the chairman of the committee and on the right side shows the ranking member of the committee.
Senate
- Additional Accommodations for the Library of Congress (Select) (Chairman: Justin S. Morrill; Ranking Member: Matthew C. Butler)
- Agriculture and Forestry (Chairman: James Z. George; Ranking Member: James McMillan)
- Appropriations (Chairman: Francis M. Cockrell; Ranking Member: William B. Allison)
- Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: Johnson N. Camden; Ranking Member: John P. Jones)
- Bribery Attempts Investigation (Special)
- Canadian Relations (Chairman: Edward Murphy Jr.; Ranking Member: George F. Hoar)
- Census (Chairman: David Turpie; Ranking Member: John P. Jones)
- Civil Service and Retrenchment (Chairman: Thomas J. Jarvis; Ranking Member: N/A)
- Claims (Chairman: Samuel Pasco; Ranking Member: John H. Mitchell)
- Coast Defenses (Chairman: John B. Gordon; Ranking Member: Watson C. Squire)
- Commerce (Chairman: Matt W. Ransom; Ranking Member: William P. Frye)
- Corporations Organized in the District of Columbia (Select) (Chairman: Nelson W. Aldrich)
- Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select)
- District of Columbia (Chairman: Isham G. Harris; Ranking Member: James McMillan)
- Education and Labor (Chairman: James H. Kyle; Ranking Member: Joseph M. Carey)
- Engrossed Bills (Chairman: William B. Allison; Ranking Member: John Martin)
- Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Donelson Caffery; Ranking Member: Fred T. Dubois)
- Epidemic Diseases (Chairman: John P. Jones; Ranking Member: Isham G. Harris)
- Establish a University in the United States (Select) (Chairman: Eppa Hunton; Ranking Member: Redfield Proctor)
- Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service (Chairman: William A. Peffer; Ranking Member: Thomas C. Power)
- Finance (Chairman: Daniel W. Voorhees; Ranking Member: Justin S. Morrill)
- Fisheries (Chairman: Richard Coke; Ranking Member: Francis B. Stockbridge)
- Five Civilized Tribes of Indians (Select) (Chairman: Henry M. Teller; Ranking Member: Samuel Pasco)
- Ford Theater Disaster (Select) (Chairman: Isham G. Harris)
- Foreign Relations (Chairman: John Tyler Morgan; Ranking Member: John Sherman)
- Forest Reservations (Select) (Chairman: William V. Allen; Ranking Member: Henry M. Teller)
- Geological Survey (Select) (Chairman: Anselm J. McLaurin; Ranking Member: Edward O. Wolcott)
- Immigration (Chairman: David B. Hill; Ranking Member: William E. Chandler)
- Indian Affairs (Chairman: James K. Jones; Ranking Member: Orville H. Platt)
- Indian Depredations (Chairman: William Lindsay; Ranking Member: George L. Shoup)
- Interstate Commerce (Chairman: Matthew C. Butler; Ranking Member: Shelby M. Cullom)
- Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands (Chairman: Stephen M. White; Ranking Member: William M. Stewart)
- Judiciary (Chairman: James L. Pugh; Ranking Member: George Frisbie Hoar)
- Library (Chairman: Roger Q. Mills; Ranking Member: Edward O. Wolcott)
- Manufactures (Chairman: Charles H. Gibson; Ranking Member: Anthony Higgins)
- Military Affairs (Chairman: William B. Bate; Ranking Member: Joseph R. Hawley)
- Mines and Mining (Chairman: William M. Stewart; Ranking Member: John P. Jones)
- Mississippi River and its Tributaries (Select) (Chairman: Newton C. Blanchard; Ranking Member: William D. Washburn)
- National Banks (Select) (Chairman: John L. Mitchell; Ranking Member: J. Donald Cameron)
- Naval Affairs (Chairman: John R. McPherson; Ranking Member: J. Donald Cameron)
- Nicaraguan Claims (Select)
- Organization, Conduct and Expeditures of Executive Departments (Chairman: James Smith Jr.; Ranking Member: James F. Wilson)
- Pacific Railroads (Chairman: Calvin S. Brice; Ranking Member: Cushman K. Davis)
- Patents (Chairman: Wilkinson Call; Ranking Member: Nathan F. Dixon)
- Pensions (Chairman: John M. Palmer; Ranking Member: George L. Shoup)
- Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: William F. Vilas; Ranking Member: John H. Mitchell)
- Potomac River Front (Select) (Chairman: John R. McPherson)
- Printing (Chairman: Arthur P. Gorman; Ranking Member: Charles F. Manderson)
- Private Land Claims (Chairman: Eugene Hale; Ranking Member: Alfred H. Colquitt)
- Privileges and Elections (Chairman: George Gray; Ranking Member: George F. Hoar)
- Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: George G. Vest; Ranking Member: N/A)
- Public Distress (Select)
- Public Lands (Chairman: James H. Berry; Ranking Member: Joseph N. Dolph)
- Quadrocentennial (Select) (Chairman: Patrick Walsh; Ranking Member: William Lindsay)
- Railroads (Chairman: John Martin; Ranking Member: Joseph R. Hawley)
- Revision of the Laws (Chairman: John W. Daniel; Ranking Member: James F. Wilson)
- Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: J. Donald Cameron; Ranking Member: Richard Coke)
- Rules (Chairman: Joseph C.S. Blackburn; Ranking Member: Nelson W. Aldrich)
- Tariff Regulation (Select)
- Territories (Chairman: Charles J. Faulkner; Ranking Member: Orville H. Platt)
- Transportation and Sale of Meat Products (Select) (Chairman: Orville H. Platt; Ranking Member: Jacob H. Gallinger)
- Transportation Routes to the Seaboard (Chairman: John L.M. Irby; Ranking Member: Jacob H. Gallinger)
- United States Senate Committee on Trespassers upon Indian Lands (Chairman: William N. Roach; Ranking Member: Anthony Higgins)
- Whole
- Woman Suffrage (Select) (Chairman: George F. Hoar; Ranking Member: James Z. George)
House of Representatives
- Accounts (Chairman: Harry Welles Rusk; Ranking Member: Owen A. Wells)
- Agriculture (Chairman: William H. Hatch; Ranking Member: John S. Williams)
- Alcoholic Liquor Traffic (Select) (Chairman: Thomas Dunn English; Ranking Member: Michael J. McEttrick)
- Appropriations (Chairman: Joseph D. Sayers; Ranking Member: David B. Henderson)
- Banking and Currency (Chairman: William M. Springer; Ranking Member: James R. Williams)
- Claims (Chairman: Benjamin H. Bunn; Ranking Member: Thomas Hammond)
- Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman: Richard P. Bland; Ranking Member: Henry A. Coffeen)
- Disposition of Executive Papers (Chairman: John S. Henderson; Ranking Member: John A. Caldwell)
- District of Columbia (Chairman: John T. Heard; Ranking Member: Charles M. Cooper)
- Education (Chairman: Benjamin A. Enloe; Ranking Member: Charles D. Haines)
- Election of the President, Vice President and Representatives in Congress (Chairman: Henry St. George Tucker; Ranking Member: Jesse F. Stallings)
- Elections (Chairman: Jason B. Brown; Ranking Member: Frederick A. Woodard)
- Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Albert J. Pearson; Ranking Member: Alva L. Hager)
- Expenditures in the Agriculture Department (Chairman: Paul C. Edmunds; Ranking Member: Omer Madison Kem)
- Expenditures in the Interior Department (Chairman: Henry G. Turner; Ranking Member: William W. Grout)
- Expenditures in the Justice Department (Chairman: Richard D. Dunphy; Ranking Member: Byron F. Ritchie)
- Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: Benton McMillin; Ranking Member: Seth L. Milliken)
- Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: James A.D. Richards; Ranking Member: Ashley B. Wright)
- Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: Rufus E. Lester; Ranking Member: Charles W. Stone)
- Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: Charles Barwig; Ranking Member: William A. Stone)
- Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: Alexander B. Montgomery; Ranking Member: Robert R. Hitt)
- Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: William H. Crain; Ranking Member: John W. Moon)
- Foreign Affairs (Chairman: James B. McCreary; Ranking Member: William Everett)
- Immigration and Naturalization (Chairman: Jacob A. Geissenhainer; Ranking Member: James G. Maguire)
- Irrigation of Arid Lands (Chairman: George W. Cooper; Ranking Member: Francis G. Newlands)
- Indian Affairs (Chairman: William S. Holman; Ranking Member: William H. Bower)
- Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chairman: George D. Wise; Ranking Member: William H. Brawley)
- Invalid Pensions (Chairman: Augustus N. Martin; Ranking Member: George B. Fielder)
- Judiciary (Chairman: David B. Culberson; Ranking Member: Joseph W. Bailey)
- Labor (Chairman: Lawrence E. McGann; Ranking Member: Lafe Pence)
- Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River (Chairman: John M. Allen; Ranking Member: Frederick A. Woodard)
- Library (Chairman: Franklin Bartlett; Ranking Member: Charles O'Neill)
- Manufactures (Chairman: Charles H. Page; Ranking Member: Johnston Cornish)
- Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chairman: George W. Fithian; Ranking Member: Johnston Cornish)
- Mileage (Chairman: Thomas Lynch; Ranking Member: George C. Pendleton)
- Military Affairs (Chairman: Joseph H. Outhwaite; Ranking Member: Charles H. Morgan)
- Militia (Chairman: Adolph Meyer; Ranking Member: John C. Bell)
- Mines and Mining (Chairman: Thomas A.E. Weadock; Ranking Member: William A. Baker)
- Naval Affairs (Chairman: Jacob A. Geissenhainer; Ranking Member: D. Gardiner Tyler)
- Pacific Railroads (Chairman: James B. Reilly; Ranking Member: Joseph C. Hendrix)
- Patents (Chairman: James W. Covert; Ranking Member: Robert Neill)
- Pensions (Chairman: Charles L. Moses; Ranking Member: Champ Clark)
- Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: John S. Henderson; Ranking Member: Claude A. Swanson)
- Printing (Chairman: James D. Richardson; Ranking Member: Case Broderick)
- Private Land Claims (Chairman: John O. Pendleton; Ranking Member: Thomas J. Hudson)
- Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: John H. Bankhead; Ranking Member: Robert C. Davey)
- Public Lands (Chairman: Thomas Chipman McRae; Ranking Member: Asbury C. Latimer)
- Railways and Canals (Chairman: Seth W. Cobb; Ranking Member: Marion Cannon)
- Reform in the Civil Service (Chairman: Robert E. De Forest; Ranking Member: Arthur H. Taylor)
- Revision of Laws (Chairman: William T. Ellis; Ranking Member: John W. Maddox)
- Rivers and Harbors (Chairman: Thomas C. Catchings; Ranking Member: Philip D. McCulloch)
- Rules (Chairman: Charles F. Crisp; Ranking Member: Thomas B. Reed)
- Standards of Official Conduct
- Territories (Chairman: Joseph Wheeler; Ranking Member: Haldor E. Boen)
- Ventilation and Acoustics (Chairman: George W. Shell; Ranking Member: Joseph H. Walker)
- War Claims (Chairman: Frank E. Beltzhoover; Ranking Member: Byron F. Ritchie)
- Ways and Means (Chairman: William L. Wilson; Ranking Member: Thomas B. Reed)
- Whole
Joint committees
- Celebrate the Centennial of the Laying of the Capitol Cornerstone
- Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special)
- Dedication of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
- Disposition of (Useless) Executive Papers
- Ford's Theater Disaster
- The Library
- Printing
- Naval Affairs
- Naval Personnel
Caucuses
- Democratic (House)
- Democratic (Senate)
Employees
Legislative branch agency directors
- Architect of the Capitol: Edward Clark
- Librarian of Congress: Ainsworth Rand Spofford
- Public Printer of the United States: Francis W. Palmer, until 1894
- Thomas E. Benedict, from 1894
Senate
- Chaplain of the Senate: William H. Millburn (Methodist)
- Secretary of the Senate: Anson G. McCook, until April 6, 1893
- William Ruffin Cox, elected April 6, 1893
- Librarian of the Senate: Alonzo M. Church
- Sergeant at Arms of the Senate: Edward K. Valentine, until August 8, 1893
- Richard J. Bright, elected August 8, 1893
House of Representatives
- Chaplain of the House: Samuel W. Haddaway (Methodist), elected August 7, 1893
- Edward B. Bagby (Christian), elected December 4, 1893
- Clerk of the House: James Kerr
- Doorkeeper of the House: Alvin B. Hurt, elected August 7, 1893
- Postmaster of the House: Lycurgus Dalton, elected August 7, 1893
- Reading Clerks: Thomas S. Pettit (D) and Neill S. Brown Jr. (R)
- Clerk at the Speaker's Table: Charles R. Crisp
- Sergeant at Arms of the House: Samuel S. Yoder, until August 7, 1893
- Herman W. Snow, from August 7, 1893
See also
- 1892 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress)
- 1894 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)
References
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
External links
- Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
- U.S. House of Representatives: House History
- U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists
- Official Congressional Directory for the 53rd Congress, Extraordinary Session.
- Official Congressional Directory for the 53rd Congress, 1st Session.
- Official Congressional Directory for the 53rd Congress, 1st Session (Revision).
- Official Congressional Directory for the 53rd Congress, 2nd Session.
- Official Congressional Directory for the 53rd Congress, 2nd Session (1st Revision).
- Official Congressional Directory for the 53rd Congress, 2nd Session (2nd Revision). 1894.
- Official Congressional Directory for the 53rd Congress, 3rd Session. 1894.
- Official Congressional Directory for the 53rd Congress, 3rd Session (Revision).
